Moving Mom and Dad

October 18, 2017

After living in Oregon for over 28 years, Mom and Dad started talking about selling their home and moving out-of-state.  They ended up with some great buyers and have sold their home.  Paxton loves his Grandma and Grandpa so much didn't feel like his last sleep-over with them was enough of a good-bye.  So he missed school and came with me to help clean and finish getting them ready to move out.

 Paxton was such a huge help!  He helped me wipe down the outside of cupboards and the inside of drawers, vacuum and carry boxes.

 Paxton and his Grandparents.

 It's hard to have Mom and Dad move away after living with them and near them for so many years.  My sister, Julie, says we had them for long enough and it's her turn now haha!  Mom and Dad are going in on a beautiful home with Julie and her husband Michael, in St. George, Utah.  Mom and Dad will have their own living space in the basement, with a separate kitchen and laundry room.  And then they plan to be "snow birds" and come up to Washington with their travel trailer in the summers.  So we'll still get to see them during the year, just not like we used to.  The boys were talking in bed a few nights before they left about Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Paxton naturally assumed that we'd go to Grandma's for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I had to remind them that they're moving and we wouldn't be at their house for the holidays, then Versii started saying: "Goodbye pumpkin pie.  Goodbye turkey.  Goodbye Christmas eve." And Paxton started crying.  Then I reminded him that we'll see them again and we can always FaceTime since Mom and Dad both have iPhones now.  

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We love and miss you already Mom and Dad!

Thanks for all you do for us!